Mildred Adams

Mildred Poindexter Adams, 102, passed from this world to heaven on May 7, 2016. Mildred was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 8, 1913 to Maude and Walter Poindexter. Her parents were charter members of Central Park Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama where Mildred was a member from the inception of the church until her death. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 56 years, Henry Lemuel Adams; her son, Carl Lawrence Adams; and her siblings, Birtie Jones and Walter Poindexter. She is survived by one sister-in law, Wanda (Harold) Hall of Birmingham; four grandchildren: Denise (Ken Hatcher) Adams of Douglasville, GA, Stuart (Brenda) Adams of Fairhope, AL, David (Fairul) Adams of San Jose, CA, and Beth (Frank) Fogle of Huntsville, AL; two step grandchildren: Charles (Nancy) Beverly of Pensacola, FL and Patrick Beverly of Huntsville, AL; and her “daughter-in-love,” Carolyn Carlton of Birmingham, AL. Mildred also has 12 great grand-children and 6 great-great grandchildren (with two more on the way) and nieces and nephews too numerous to count!Mildred was beloved by all who knew her and touched many lives during her lengthy time on earth. She had several passions. First was her faith in God and her love of reading the Bible. Second was her love of family and friends. Third, Mildred was an Atlanta Braves fan and watched them on TV until the week of her death. She celebrated her 97th birthday by seeing them play in person at Turner Field. Lastly, Mildred was an avid quilter who won many awards for her art. In her mind, a quilt was not real unless it had been hand quilted and then given away. Mildred made over 200 full sized quilts and over 125 crib sized quilts. Even after becoming a centenarian, Mildred sent hand-made quilts around the world to be distributed on mission trips.The family will receive friends Thursday, May 12, 2016 from 12:00 PM CST until 1:00 PM CST at Central Park Baptist Church in the Chapel, at 1900 43rd Street West, Birmingham, Alabama where Mildred was a life-long member. Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 1:00 PM CST at the Central Park Baptist Church in the Chapel. Interment will follow at Valhalla Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her honor to Central Park Baptist Church or to MoReNow.org, a facilitator of global church missions.Messages of condolence to the family may be sent at www.jones-wynn.com. Jones-Wynn Funeral Home & Crematory of Douglasville is in charge of arrangements. 770-942-2311